Berg starred for the junior and senior clubs in his hometown and caught the attention of many pro scouts with his size, mobility and hard low shot from the point. He was one of the top-rated players prior to the 1995 NHL Entry Draft and was the third player taken when his name was called by the Kings.

Berg was eased into the L.A. lineup over the next three seasons but was never able to elevate himself above the responsibilities of a fifth or sixth defenceman. He was chosen to play for Finland at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and helped his country capture the bronze medal.

The Kings gave up on the young Finn in March 2001 and dealt the former first rounder to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Upon his arrival with the Maple Leafs, Berg scored three goals in 12 games and was solid during eleven post-season games.

Over the course of the next three seasons, Berg kept his game simple and his durability became an asset to the Toronto blueline. During the 2003-04 season, Berg reached the 500-games played plateau, and the following year returned to Europe to compete with Timra IK in Sweden during the NHL lockout. As the NHL game returned, so too did Aki Berg on Maple Leaf blue-line. Berg went on to spend another season with the Leafs in 2005-06 and represent his homeland at the 2006 Winter Olympics, capturing a silver medal. Berg returned to Europe in 2006, signing as a free agent with Turku in Finland.

On the international stage, Berg has represented his homeland at the 1997 World Junior Championships, the World Championships (1999-2001, 2003), the World Cup of Hockey (2004) and the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002, 2006).

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1992-93

TPS Turku Jr.

Fin-Jr.

39

18

24

42

24

1993-94

TPS Turku

Finland

6

0

3

3

4

1993-94

TPS Turku Jr.

Fin-Jr.

21

3

11

14

24

7

0

0

0

10

1993-94

TPS Turku U18

Fin-U18

3

2

1

3

6

1993-94

Kiekko-67 Turku

Finland-2

12

1

1

2

16

1993-94

Finland

EJC-A

5

1

5

6

12

1994-95

TPS Turku

Finland

5

0

0

0

4

1994-95

TPS Turku Jr.

Fin-Jr.

8

1

0

1

30

1994-95

TPS Turku U18

Fin-U18

6

2

8

10

42

3

1

1

2

6

1994-95

Kiekko-67 Turku

Finland-2

20

3

9

12

34

1994-95

Finland

EJC-A

5

0

1

1

10

1995-96

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

51

0

7

7

29

-13

1995-96

Phoenix Roadrunners

IHL

20

0

3

3

18

2

0

0

0

4

1996-97

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

41

2

6

8

24

-9

1996-97

Finland

WJC-A

6

0

2

2

8

1996-97

Phoenix Roadrunners

IHL

23

1

3

4

21

1997-98

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

72

0

8

8

61

+3

4

0

3

3

0

1997-98

Finland

Olympics

6

0

0

0

6

1998-99

TPS Turku

Finland

48

8

7

15

137

9

1

1

2

45

1998-99

Finland

Nat-Tm

9

1

2

3

16

1998-99

Finland

WC-A

10

0

0

0

29

1999-00

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

70

3

13

16

45

-1

2

0

0

0

2

1999-00

Finland

Nat-Tm

1

0

0

0

0

1999-00

Finland

WC-A

9

1

0

1

6

+5

2000-01

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

47

0

4

4

43

+3

2000-01

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

12

3

0

3

2

-6

11

0

2

2

4

2000-01

Finland

WC-A

2

0

0

0

0

-2

2001-02

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

81

1

10

11

46

+14

20

0

1

1

37

2001-02

Finland

Olympics

4

1

0

1

2

-1

2002-03

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

78

4

7

11

28

+3

7

1

1

2

2

2002-03

Finland

WC-A

6

1

3

4

10

+3

2003-04

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

79

2

7

9

40

-1

10

0

0

0

2

2004-05

Finland

W-Cup

5

0

1

1

2

2004-05

Timra IK

Sweden

47

6

14

20

46

7

0

0

0

6

2005-06

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

75

0

8

8

56

-5

2005-06

Finland

Olympics

8

0

0

0

4

+4

2005-06

Finland

WC-A

9

2

0

2

6

+4

2006-07

TPS Turku

Finland

54

5

19

24

62

2

0

0

0

0

2006-07

Finland

WC-A

9

1

0

1

18

+1

2007-08

TPS Turku

Finland

14

0

6

6

28

2

0

0

0

0

2008-09

TPS Turku

Finland

43

4

9

13

57

+4

8

0

0

0

31

2009-10

TPS Turku

Finland

35

1

4

5

62

+3

2010-11

TPS Turku

Finland

10

0

1

1

16

-7

NHL Totals

606

15

70

85

374

54

1

7

8

47

Traded to Toronto by Los Angeles for Adam Mair and Toronto's 2nd round pick (Michael Cammalleri) in 2001 NHL Draft, March 13, 2001. Signed as a free agent by Timra (Sweden), September 22, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Turku (Finland), April 26, 2006.